EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 22 MIN
PantoSplaining: Great Yarmouth 1982 (Part 1)
from Pantosplaining · host Ben Baker and John Matthews
Its summertime! What do you mean you didn't notice? Look out of your windows and see that the world is full of sunshine, smiles and your hosts Ben Baker and John Matthews in their finest rolled up hankie hats slurping down a 99 on the back of a donkey. As a break from the more seasonal posters we usually look at on Pantosplaining, we thought it was long overdue us taking a trip to the seaside - specifically Great Yarmouth in 1982 to see one of the era's biggest British comedy stars headline a show for all the family. Especially those who love penny whistles! Indeed, the show is so bursting with stars and glamour of the decade that we're breaking it up into three episodes with the first focused on the man above the title himself - Russ Abbot. Fresh from the Madhouse and ready to make the nation smile, we track his career from drumming for The Black Abbots to tenderly meeting Captain Tom before his untimely death. We love Russ and this episode is full of reasons why so put it on the big telly and let the laughter commence....Were you there? Was Cooper super? Or do you just want to talk panto posters of all kinds? Get in contact here: https://bsky.app/profile/pantosplaining.bsky.socialNext time: Des, Les and 'Pes' take to the middle bit of the show...but which one of them will get their penny whistle out first?
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Its summertime! What do you mean you didn't notice? Look out of your windows and see that the world is full of sunshine, smiles and your hosts Ben Baker and John Matthews in their finest rolled up hankie hats slurping down a 99 on the back of a donkey. As a break from the more seasonal posters we usually look at on Pantosplaining, we thought it was long overdue us taking a trip to the seaside - specifically Great Yarmouth in 1982 to see one of the era's biggest British comedy stars headline a show for all the family. Especially those who love penny whistles! Indeed, the show is so bursting with stars and glamour of the decade that we're breaking it up into three episodes with the first focused on the man above the title himself - Russ Abbot. Fresh from the Madhouse and ready to make the nation smile, we track his career from drumming for The Black Abbots to tenderly meeting Captain Tom before his untimely death. We love Russ and this episode is full of reasons why so put it on the big telly and let the laughter commence....Were you there? Was Cooper super? Or do you just want to talk panto posters of all kinds? Get in contact here: https://bsky.app/profile/pantosplaining.bsky.socialNext time: Des, Les and 'Pes' take to the middle bit of the show...but which one of them will get their penny whistle out first?
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